Hand transplant: Chess piece

Fennell picks up chess pieces in an exercise to improve her dexterity. She has no sensation yet in the transplanted hand. The nerves grow about one millimeter a day from the connections the surgeons made to her arm, and it will be several more months before sensations develop.

Fennell picks up chess pieces in an exercise to improve her dexterity. She has no sensation yet in the transplanted hand. The nerves grow about one millimeter a day from the connections the surgeons made to her arm, and it will be several more months before sensations develop. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Fennell picks up chess pieces in an exercise to improve her dexterity. She has no sensation yet in the transplanted hand. The nerves grow about one millimeter a day from the connections the surgeons made to her arm, and it will be several more months before sensations develop.Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times